Taylors Hill
Scoria cone of Taylors Hill with Māori kumara pits in left foreground.
Taylors Hill (also Te Taurere), is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. Its scoria cone reaches 56 m high. It was the site of a pā and retains Māori earthworks from that era such as kumara pits and terracing. The volcano's lower slopes and scoria mounds to the east and south have been quarried away. The volcano has been dated as erupting about 32,000 yrs ago.
References
- City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
- Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide. Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.
External links
- Photograph of Te Taurere held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
Coordinates: 36°51′51″S 174°52′12″E / 36.864223°S 174.869943°E
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